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CooperRC
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I do not like to think about it, but as more and more people switch to streaming, the expensive collector's sets may eventually become the only option for physical versions. Just about everyone I know is dropping physical anime purchases and just watching streams now-a-days. |
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relyat08
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I should've double checked Amazon, but oh well. I don't really shop for CE anime there anymore because whenever I did price check back in the day they tended to be significantly more than rightstuf, especially during pre-orders. I guess I didn't take into account the pre-order price guarantee thing either, which it sounds like works for anime. But anyway, back to my point. Even so, the store price for the sets I listed is currently pretty close to that of Kuromukuro. What you paid for them when they were on sale, or when you were doing a good job of being financially responsible, wasn't really relevant to my point. If you bought either, one of the Sentai CEs I listed, or the Kuromukuro CE, on rightstuf right now, you'd be paying pretty close to the same. I didn't really intend for this to devolve as it did, but oh well. My point was about the hypocrisy of people looking at these prices and speaking as if they are aghast at the corporate tyranny of these demons who would dare suggest they pay such ridiculous prices for a show when a couple of US based companies have shows listed at prices on rightstuf at this very moment that are not all that far apart with a similar amount of content. There are certainly far better deals from Sentai and Funimation and everyone else for various shows and with various formats, but $240 for 26 episodes is not all that horrifying, really. And it's a significant drop over their past releases. Like literally HALF. Just trying to encourage what I see as a pretty good business decision. That's all. |
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One-Eye
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I think the pricing is a move in the right direction. However...is this a new trend for all their titles going forward or is this a result that Netflix IIRC payed for the dub (therefore making it cheaper for PC) and also that it came out later and does not have the benefit of initial streaming enthusiasm to charge higher prices?
I guess we will have to wait and see. I might add that my interest in the potentially new pricing model might be dampened if that slipcase is a paper box and not a chipboard one. AoA ticks me off when they do things like this and then label it an LE or something along those lines. @relyat08 While I agree with some of what you are saying--a price model situated between companies like Funi/Sentai and higher priced AoA is the way to go (something I advocated when they first announced they were coming into the market)--I think you are relying too heavily on using RS as an example of pricing. RS prices fluctuate throughout the year (in the past they did so a lot) even when there are no sales. However, AoA and PC prices tend to stay consistent throughout the year. Yes, we've seen AoA go on sale during xmas (last year was one of the biggest considering how many titles were on sale), but its always been more about clearing out stuff and their titles usually are not on any other sales. PC its only been I believe this past xmas that several titles went on sale, because obviously they were not selling those big plastic cases at the initial prices and they seem to be adjusting their packaging and pricing models. So get rid of the old. The prices may seem comparable right now as a current snaphot, but in the larger scheme of things I don't think they are considering they've been consistently higher over time (plus normally they want to be premium seller and not do sales if they can). As far as bang for the buck, that is always subjective and hard to measure. I understand you wanting to decry the "hypocrisy", but I also think part of the negativity is that PC has earned that response due to their past pricing and its not going to change overnight. I think that if they do show this is a new pricing model and maintain quality product (no paper boxes please) consistently then more people will be willing to cut them some slack. I personally hope this is a new model, and I'd be ok paying these prices if I liked the show enough. This show? No. It started off pretty good for me then descended into mediocrity, so wont buy if they even were to cut the price in half. |
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relyat08
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Yeah, you're right. Those are all good questions and things to keep in mind.
I'm especially interested to know if Netflix had anything to do with this release(outside of the obvious inclusion of the dub). I didn't think about that till my last comment, but it seems like a fairly good possibility. Also curious how their past releases with Sentai have done for them. I'm tempted to get this release for a number of reasons, but just can't justify it for this show personally. Though, and I know many many people would disagree with me, I would readily pay $120 for The Lost Village in its entirety. Looking at it that way for me, $120 for a full one cour series like The Lost Village or Yuki Yuna is a pretty solid deal. I'll be curious to see what they do with that Yuki Yuna second season/prequel and what they do with Euphonium 2 now. |
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